The Public Relations Office of the IRGC announced on Thursday that its air defense units have successfully tracked and destroyed an advanced Hermes 900 drone in the skies over Shiraz.

According to the statement, the drone was intercepted by a newly developed advanced air defense system operated by the IRGC and functioning under the control of the Iranian integrated air defense network.

The IRGC added that with the downing of this drone, the total number of enemy unmanned aerial vehicles destroyed since the beginning of the war has surpassed 150.

The US and the Israeli regime launched a large-scale unprovoked military campaign against Iran following the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, along with several senior military commanders and civilians on February 28.

The attacks have involved extensive aerial strikes on both military and civilian locations across Iran, causing significant casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure.

In response, the Iranian Armed Forces have carried out retaliatory operations, targeting American and Israeli positions in the occupied territories and at regional bases with waves of missiles and drones.